09/04/2026
Chasing the Next High?
The nature of an experience
is that it comes, and then it goes.
It is here to be witnessed and valued
for what it is:
the way Divinity is appearing.
If it is a particularly delightful experience
your mind may try to sustain it,
or replicate it.
This is not possible.
It is easy to fall into the addictive trap
of thinking and feeling:
“I’ll be happy when _______ happens again.”
By default, this means
you aren’t happy and peaceful
until your next similar experience.
But, each experience is brand new
and brings unique challenges and struggles
and lessons and surprises and joys and….
So lasting peace is not found
in chasing after the next high.
It is found in embracing whatever is occurring,
just as it is.
It is not found in craving something
or the fulfillment of the craving.
It is found in the absence of craving
and the ability to abide in non-judgmental awareness,
feeling Presence in your heart,
no matter what is occurring.